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So I cracked my first all grain tonight, and I'm having some reservations. The real problem with all grain, is that I can't imagine that the beer on tap at my local is ever going to cut it again, and they have some decent beer to choose from. The thing is that I like having a few pints there to...

I’m in the process of brewing a Belgian Strong Pale Ale, and it has been in the bottles for 2 weeks. It was in the primary for about 8 days, and the fermentation had pretty much stopped – one bubble per min or less, and the krausen fell a few days before that. It fermented vigorously for 6 days...

I’m contemplating doing a Bavarian Weizen, and have a few questions since I am tinkering with a recipe a bit so that I don’t have all kinds of leftovers – the ingredients are obviously not sized exactly for my batch. I’m using the Promash evaluation program to adjust as needed, and this will be...

I’ve only brewed two batches of beer, and this is the first time that I have transferred to a secondary. It was in the primary for about 8 days, and the fermentation had pretty much stopped – one bubble per min or less, and the krausen fell a few days back. It fermented vigorously for 6 days...

I got impatient, and popped my very first homebrew today at lunch. It has only been in the bottle for a week, but I couldn’t wait. Unfortunately it was so damn good that I can’t see how a store bought beer will ever cut it again. I can’t believe how good it was! The head was perfect, the colour...

Hello all, I'm about to rack my second brew to the secondary, and was wondering about timing. I know that a good guess as to when to do this is after the krausen has fallen, and the fermentation has almost stopped, but I was wondering how crucial it is to do this fast. Here is my situation...

I bottled my first batch last night, and it went smoother than I thought. I don’t have a bottling wand or a dishwasher, so I had a bit more labour involved, but I sanitized, and rinsed and I’m sure that part went fine, but because I didn’t have a bottling wand, I had to clamp off the hose with...

Later this afternoon I will be bottling my first batch, and I have a few questions. First off, I do not have a bottling wand or a bottling bucket, but I do have one of the plastic fermenters without a spigot. I plan to rack the beer into the sterilized plastic bucket, after having boiled ¾ cup...

In the vein of Kevin K’s recent post, I wonder if someone could help me out with some calculations. I didn’t get a good reading of my OG, but here is the extract + steeped grain recipe I followed: 2 kg (4.4 pounds) Extra light DME 1.5 pounds of Medium Crystal steeped slowly until the...

The message header about sums it up. I'm preping to bottle my first homebrew and need to know if I can use the Dextrose on sale at my local health food store for bottle conditioning, or if corn sugar is something different. Thanks for the help. Rob

I started my first homebrew exactly a week ago today, and the fermentation lock has slowed to about 1 burp per minute already. Should I be concerned about this? I had not planned to rack to a secondary, but to simply let it go for two weeks in the primary, but if it is slowed to 1 bubble per...

Good day all. I’m new to this forum, and glad that I found it. Can’t wait to indulge in my new hobby. Two nights ago I attempted my first homebrew, and I had a few problems. Now I'm impatient and want to know if I ruined my batch. I was following the first brew recipe in Randy Mosher's...

Another noob here - so noob that I know the it means ‘new’ but nothing beyond that! I started my first homebrew 2 days ago, and I look forward to indulging in my new hobby. The waiting is going to kill me. I keep checking in to see how things are going and think I'm going to wear the floor down...